University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Section 13.3 - Partial Derivatives - Exercises - Page 702: 10

Answer

$f_x=\dfrac{y^2-x^2}{(x^2+y^2)^2}$ and $f_y=\dfrac{-2xy}{(x^2+y^2)^2}$

Work Step by Step

Our aim is to take the first partial derivatives of the given function $f(x,y)$ with respect to $x$, by keeping $y$ as a constant. $f_x=\dfrac{(x^2+y^2)-x \times (2x)}{(x^2+y^2)^2}=\dfrac{y^2-x^2}{(x^2+y^2)^2}$ Take the first partial derivatives of the given function $f(x,y)$ with respect to $y$, by keeping $x$ as a constant. $f_y=\dfrac{(x^2+y^2)(0)-x \times (2y)}{(x^2+y^2)^2}=\dfrac{-2xy}{(x^2+y^2)^2}$
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